Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z patronlike Like or resembling a patron. patronly Befitting a patron. patronne A woman who is the owner (or wife of an owner) of a business such as a bar or restaurant patronomatology The study of surnames, specifically patronymics. patronship Patronage, the act or especially the formalized state of being a backer or supporter (of something). patronus A person considered one’s protector. patronym The name of someone's father. patronymic Derived from one's father. patronymical patronymic patronymically In the form of a patronymic. patronymy The practice of naming children after their fathers. patroon One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York. patroonry Land ownership by patroons. patroonship The position or office of a patroon; landownership (originally of a Dutch colony). Patrylo A surname of Ukrainian origin. Patschke A surname. Patshaling A gewog of Tsirang District, Bhutan. Patshishetshuanau Synonym of Churchill Falls; A waterfall in the Churchill River, Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Patsho A village in Noklak district, Nagaland, India Patsie A diminutive of the female given name Patricia. patsoc A supporter of socialist patriotism. Patsuezu a dialect of Western Asturian-Leonese spoken in the upper half of the Sil valley and El Bierzo patsy A person who is easily manipulated, victimized, or made to take the blame for something. pattable Able to be patted; suitable for patting. pattadar A leaseholder. Pattakos A surname from Greek. pattal A plate or bowl made from leaves stitched together. Pattani A province of Thailand. Pattar a subcaste in Kerala, India Pattaya A resort city in Bang Lamung district, Chonburi Province, Thailand. patte A narrow band keeping a belt or sash in its place. pattee A surname. patten Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs. Pattenden A surname from Old English. pattened Wearing pattens. pattener pattenmaker pattenmaker A manufacturer of pattens. patter A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface. patteran Any of several coded signs left along a road or on a non-Roma house by one Rom to another. The most common ones consist of crossed sprigs (usually of different trees or shrubs) indicating, for example, a direction travelled. Patterdale A dog of an English breed descended from the Northern terrier breeds of the early 20th century. patterer Someone who patters, or talks glibly. pattering Groupings of frequent irregularly repeated sounds of moderate magnitude and lower-than-average pitch. patteringly With a pattering sound. pattern Model, example. patternability The quality of being patternable. patternable Describing a material on which a pattern may be etched. patternage The arrangement of a certain visual pattern, such as the coloration of an animal. patternate To form a patternation patternated Having a patternation patternation The act or result of forming a pattern, particularly of a spray from a nozzle. patterned Conformed to a pattern, a model to be followed. patternedness The property of being patterned. patterner Someone who or something which makes or uses a pattern. patternicity The tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise. patterning A pattern; the production of a pattern; the process of forming a pattern. patternize To arrange into a pattern patternized Arranged into a pattern patternless Without a decorative pattern. patternlessly Without any pattern. patternlessness Absence of a pattern. patternlike Resembling a pattern; regular. patternmaker A tradesperson who makes wooden patterns from which sand molds for sand casting are made. patternmaking The creation of patterns for either sewing or casting. patternwise In or according to a pattern. patterny Resembling or bearing a pattern; patterned. patterroller A member of a slave patrol. pattersome Characterised or marked by pattering Patterson A Scottish and Northern English surname originating as a patronymic. Pattersonian Of or relating to Orlando Patterson (born 1940), Jamaican-American historian and sociologist known for work on the history of race and slavery in the United States and Jamaica. Patterton A suburban area in East Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, north of Newton Mearns (OS grid ref NS5357). Patteson A surname. patti A traditional residential subdivision or unit found in settlements of Punjab. pattidar The holder of a patti (land subdivision). pattie A diminutive of the female given name Patricia. Pattillo A surname. patting The act by which something is patted. Pattinson A surname originating as a patronymic. pattinsonization The process of pattinsonizing. pattinsonize To process (a mixture of metals) by melting it and skimming off the lead as it cools, so as to leave the silver. Pattiqui A barangay of Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Pattishall A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6754). Pattison A surname originating as a patronymic. Pattisson A surname. Patton A surname. Pattullo A surname. Pattwell A surname. patty A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. pattycake A children's game in which two people alternately clap their own and each other's hands, often to the accompaniment of the nursery rhyme "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man". pattypan A pan used for baking patties. patu A Maori club or pounder. Patucannay A barangay of Bangued, Abra, Philippines. patulent Synonym of patulous. patulin A mycotoxin, 2-hydroxy-3,7-dioxabicyclo[4.3.0]nona-5,9-dien-8-one, produced by fungi associated with rotting fruit. patulous Open; spread; exposed patulously In a patulous manner. patulousness The quality of being patulous. patupaiarehe One of a legendary fair-skinned fairy folk said to have inhabited Polynesia before the arrival of human beings. patupilone Synonym of epothilone. paturon basal segment of an arachnid chelicera patutuki blue cod (Parapercis colias) Patuxent A member of an Algonquian people indigenous to what is now the Mid-Atlantic United States. Patuxet A member of a Native American band of the Wampanoag tribal confederation, living primarily in and around modern-day Plymouth, Massachusetts. patwa Any of the genus Cichlasoma of fishes. Patwah Synonym of Jamaican Creole. patwar A revenue block in India, a subdivision of a district, usually smaller than a tehsil and consisting of several villages. patwari An official who visits agricultural lands and maintains records of their ownership and tilling. Patwin A member of a band of Wintun people native to the area of Northern California. patxaran A reddish-brown sloe liqueur popular in parts of Spain. Patyah A locality in the Shire of West Wimmera, western Victoria, Australia. Patz A surname from Hebrew. patzer Synonym of woodpusher: a poor chess player. patzerish Characteristic of a patzer; indicating a lack of skill; amateurish. Patzold A surname. pau done; over; finished paua Any of several large, edible abalones of New Zealand, especially Haliotis iris, whose shell is used to make jewelry. paubha A traditional religious painting produced by the Newar people of Nepal. paucal Characterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components. paucality The state of being marked to denote, or the fact or condition of being, few-to-several in number; fewness-to-severality in number. Paucar A surname from Spanish [in turn from Quechua]. pauce Subject to or pertaining to paucity (fewness); being scarce or insufficient. pauciarthritic Having or relating to pauciarthritis. pauciarthritis Arthritis affecting only a few joints. pauciarticular That affects few joints of the body. paucibacillary Having few bacilli paucibacterial Containing few bacteria paucicellular Having few (or a sparse distribution of) cells pauciclonal Having few clones pauciclonality The condition of being pauciclonal paucidentate Having few teeth. paucidisperse Describing a colloid in which only a few different particle sizes exist pauciennial Recurring once every few years. pauciflorous Having few flowers per inflorescence. paucifoliate Having few leaves. paucigranulocytic Having few granulocytes paucigravid That has had few pregnancies paucijugate Having only a few pairs of leaflets in a pinnate leaf. paucilingual Relating to, involving, or knowing few languages. paucilocular Having few loculi pauciloquent Using few words when speaking. pauciloquently In a pauciloquent manner; using few words. pauciloquy Economical speech; the use of few words when speaking; laconism. paucimannose Having few mannose moieties paucimannosidic Having few mannoside residues paucimicrobial Containing few microbes paucinervate Having few nerves. pauciparous Having been pregnant a few (typically 3-4) times. pauciradiate Having few rays. pauciserial Having few layers. paucispecific Having or composed of few species. paucispicular Having few spicules.